Spring Lake Heights is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,865 people and two associated neighborhoods, Spring Lake Heights is the 316th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Spring Lake Heights are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Spring Lake Heights is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Despite being a small borough, Spring Lake Heights has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Spring Lake Heights is a pretty powerful place. 57.65% of the adults in Spring Lake Heights have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Spring Lake Heights in 2022 was $67,332, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $269,328 for a family of four.

The people who call Spring Lake Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring Lake Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spring Lake Heights include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Spring Lake Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.